River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-17

harshness 1 showed, but never felt.
And now that a strange chance has put
the power of reeompense in my hands,
[ am not going 10 evade the response
bility. Come, You are still blind Ny
father must not hear Of this fraud. "
The true Bas.iisk spoke in this threat.
and nerved me afresh. You viii staE
here. Mary Fortescue is in Pyrmout.
Piowitz win soon follow her. You
shall STAY here. You shall take the
hardness out Of mylife. You shall stay
with me. / will make amends for
an. /"
Plowitz with his dagger was nothing
10 this. I saw that L must speak plain
~ At all risks, or forever hold dis
honorable peace.
III your hands. white rs they are,
were free from the stains Of blood; ii
your heart could spare some Of its love
for a helpless girl who has no protector;
# your influence were exerted 10 keep
your own people away from criminal
pursuits. then ! should, however panied
by this scene, 1T least Ice able to feel
{ honored bv your affection.
was almost prepared for a dagger
thrust. One glance she shot ut me
which was almost killing i'm its sudden
intensity of comprehension and hatred
Then size slightly and slowly bowed her
beautiful head.
You labor under some horrible de-
fusion. she said in "A choked voice.
Then she held out her hand in such
way that | could not refuse it. She
stared me in the face. looking as noble
IS ever human being looked IF we
do not meet alone again. good-byer'
And as she spoke the dinner-gong
sounded, and Mr. Beaufoy and Plowitz
came in talking. and in a minute more
We were seated At the dinner table.
After dinner, not being invited Fy
Mr. Beaufov 20 Join him, | adjourned
10 the drawing-room. not knowing
what 10 think or expect after the pre-
yiOus scene. The room was. To- my
great relief, empty. In the midst
of course of sombre and anxious
thought in which. man-like, l could
not avoid some self-reproach for pos
>ible wrong done TO woman who had
put herself in my power, the Basilisk
came into the ROOM
MIR Coplestone. she said in her
s1itest tone, my father would like to
speak 10 You in his study. l am 90
inc To bed. Goodnight
And rs l in melting mood cIaspod
her hand, she rapidly raised mine TO
her lips, and then with strange flash
in her ewes left the room.
went to Mr.. Beaufoy's study. feel
iugabsurdly like schoolboyabout to in
tcryiew iuvoluntarily the head-master
Mr. Beaufoy was sitting at his writing
table. in the Chaste light of a shaded
reading lamp.
ST down, Mr.. Coplestoue, he began,
in tie tone Of man who marlborough
Is realized just what he wanted To say.
took the nearest chair, which was
NJ some distance from the zone of
light thrown by the lamp. In truth
was sufficiently agitated by the recent
interview 10 wish TO avoid very close
inspection from the unsympathetic
ewes Of the benevolent coincr.
Not there. Mr.. Coplcstoue- not
there he said. with tlatteriug Joah0-
ME. Take the armchair opposite 10
me
The chair indicated was a wooden
armchair, of distinctly early English
and UBinvitin- aspect. But as my
host. with irou-grey smile. indicated it
with ms blaucheI fOrciingcr, and rose
60 quite me to BE-. Fiji choice was taken
from me, and received Q wholesome
reminder thatl need not admit every
one INTO the shrsot 81 my recovered
SiS,t-
MI be3uIoy ne-aa 70 speah' anu as
rs sp1Se re pay So o-lle"hat EefVoes!y
WitA an article en- Iis Wflting-tls.e,
winch looked something Ike c-osed
spring iuA-lcttle.
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cn me SUBJECT WA-cA must otoac
ne BEGAN y on are aware OF course
that Hiiss toFsescue' Tor WhoFa mus
ca csuc1tion we nave found yca so
satisfactory @aae' IS 81" ny, ana
ieat' AkeiF i-t some time 70 remain
away. Under iHe circumstances my
dear Mr.. C2p.cs'one' go not thlnS 4
am lustiAej, with regard 70 You q
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a'd q B only what l should nave eN-
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yhae' ana heea not nope say
~" very nervous ne seemed 10 oe get
+ ting and how ms hand trembltd ABOUT
tEs inS-uoitle-''that anything ! can DO
! h'.l gladly do 10 get YOU a quiet S''le
and comfortable situation
bowed and thanked him.
! ''Do not thank me II Is only what
/ You well deserve. l nope you nave
been comfortable Ieres
~ nave mad much TO De
very thankful Tor here
answered. he@inliln@ To thihk IL was 100